Human/Mouse B7-H4 Alexa Fluor™ Plus 594-conjugated Antibody

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # AF2154AFP594

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Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human, Mouse

Applications

Western Blot, Flow Cytometry, CyTOF-ready

Label

Alexa Fluor Plus 594 (Excitation = 590 nm, Emission = 618 nm)

Antibody Source

Polyclonal Goat IgG

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Product Specifications

Immunogen

Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant mouse B7-H4

Specificity

Detects mouse B7-H4 in direct ELISAs and Western blots. Detects human and mouse B7-H4 in Western blots.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Host

Goat

Isotype

IgG

Applications

Application
Recommended Usage

CyTOF-ready

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Flow Cytometry

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Western Blot

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Formulation

Supplied 0.2 mg/mL in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Protect from light. Do not freeze. 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied

Background: B7-H4

B7-H4, also known as B7x and B7S1, is a 50 ‑ 80 kDa glycosylated member of the B7 family of immune co‑stimulatory proteins (1, 2). Mature mouse B7-H4 consists of a 230 amino acid (aa) extracellular domain (ECD) with one Ig-like V-set domain and one Ig-like C2-set domain which is followed by a hydrophobic C-terminal region (3 - 5). Within the ECD, mouse B7-H4 shares 90% and 99% aa sequence identity with human and rat B7-H4, respectively. It shares 21% ‑ 29% aa sequence identity with mouse B7-1, B7-2, B7-H1, B7-H2, B7‑H3, and PD-L2. B7-H4 is expressed on the surface of activated lymphocytes, macrophages, monocytes, dendritic cells, epithelial cells, and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (4 - 8). Its binding to activated T cells dampens T cell responses and induces cell cycle arrest in the T cell (3 - 5). Reverse signaling can induce either cell cycle arrest or apoptosis in the B7-H4 expressing cell (9, 10). B7-H4 is up‑regulated in several carcinomas in correlation with tumor progression and metastasis (2, 7, 11, 12). A soluble form of B7-H4 is elevated in the serum of ovarian cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and rheumatoid arthritis patients, also in correlation with advanced disease status (13 - 15). Soluble B7-H4 functions as a decoy molecule that blocks the inhibitory influence of B7-H4 on immune activation (15). Despite evidence for the involvement of B7-H4 in immune regulation, mice deficient in its expression do not show significant immune deficiencies, suggesting compensation by other molecules in vivo (16).

References

  1. Yi, K.H. and L. Chen (2009) Immunol. Rev. 229:145.
  2. Salceda, S. et al. (2005) Exp. Cell Res. 306:128.
  3. Zang, X. et al. (2003) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 100:10388.
  4. Prasad, V.R. et al. (2003) Immunity 18:863.
  5. Sica, G.L. et al. (2003) Immunity 18:849.
  6. Kryczek, I. et al. (2006) J. Exp. Med. 203:871.
  7. Tringler, B. et al. (2005) Clin. Cancer Res. 11:1842.
  8. Xue, Q. et al. (2010) Stem Cells Dev. 19:27.
  9. Song, H. et al. (2008) Cancer Lett. 266:227.
  10. Park, G.B. et al. (2009) Immunology 128:360.
  11. Zang, X. et al. (2007) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 104:19458.
  12. Krambeck, A.E. et al. (2006) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 103:10391.
  13. Simon, I. et al. (2006) Cancer Res. 66:1570.
  14. Thompson, R.H. et al. (2008) Cancer Res. 68:6054.
  15. Azuma, T. et al. (2009) PloS Med. 6:e1000166.
  16. Suh, W.-K. et al. (2006) Mol. Cell. Biol. 26:6403.

Long Name

B7 Homolog 4

Alternate Names

B7H4, B7S1, B7x, Vtcn1

Entrez Gene IDs

79679 (Human); 242122 (Mouse); 295322 (Rat)

Gene Symbol

VTCN1

UniProt

Q7TSP5

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This product is provided under an intellectual property license from Life Technologies Corporation. The transfer of this product is conditioned on the buyer using the purchased product solely in research conducted by the buyer, excluding contract research or any fee for service research, and the buyer must not (1) use this product or its components for (a) diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic purposes; (b) testing, analysis or screening services, or information in return for compensation on a per-test basis; or (c) manufacturing or quality assurance or quality control, and/or (2) sell or transfer this product or its components for resale, whether or not resold for use in research. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than as described above, contact Life Technologies Corporation, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA or outlicensing@thermofisher.com.

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